Crime Rate in Maldon North, ward

Maldon North has the highest crime rate of 17 wards in Maldon district and the 1036th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 81st highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Maldon North in the last 12 months was 124.4 per 1,000 residents and was 154.6% higher than the Maldon district average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Maldon North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 205 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 262 (≈ 58.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Maldon North ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near B1018, with 62 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (31 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.